Chances at top colleges? Will chance back!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>considering:</p>

<p>UPenn (early decision)
UVa (legacy status there)
Columbia
UChicago
Tufts
Brown
^this list is exclusive of safeties, of course</p>

<p>Fundementals:</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race: White
Location: Small town Minnesota
School: Public, but solid school</p>

<p>Grades:</p>

<p>3.71 GPA unweighted
4.02 GPA weighted
top 6% of class of ~300
Have taken basically every advanced/AP/honors course availible</p>

<p>Scores:
SAT: 720 reading, 710 math, 760 writing
SAT II: 790 french, 780 US history, 770 world history
On the AP tests that I've received scores on so far (bio and US history), I've gotten 5's</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Chess-9th, 10th, 12th grade
Mock Trial-11th, 12th grade
Model UN- 9th and 10th grade
Youth in Government model assembly- 10th, 11th, 12th grade
Science Olympiad (science club)-9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grade (captain 12th grade)
Lacrosse-9th, 10th, 11th grade (maybe 12th)
Knowledge Bowl (trivia club)-11th grade, 12th grade</p>

<p>Awards/Honors:</p>

<p>Academic Letter
National Honors society induction (only 11th so far)
Voted the "Outstanding Member of the National Issues Forum" in Y.I.G. Model Assembly (11th grade)
2-time National French Contest (Le Grand Concours) Laureate (4th place nationally both times)</p>

<p>Work Experience:</p>

<p>Assistant to the Director of University Programs of the Tikvah Fund (a Jewish organization promoting intellectual thought on Jewish issues) for 2 months during the summer before 12th grade.</p>

<p>Volunteering:</p>

<p>Tutor for a middle-schooler, in French; meeting once a week for 1 hr (planning to continue indefinitely)</p>

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<p>Academically, you’re alright, although that UW GPA is a bit low. Those ECs are not particularly strong for the Ivies and UChicago. Show that you have a passion for something, and excel in that particular category. But you know, it’s hard to predict Ivies and top tier colleges so you might have a chance! </p>

<p>Columbia: high reach
UVirginia: High match
UChicago: Reach
Tufts: Match
UPenn: Reach</p>

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<p>Chance me back? Thanks!
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1518316-chance-me-top-universities.html#post16076272[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1518316-chance-me-top-universities.html#post16076272&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks for the feedback, Achilles…working on the specialized interest thing…trying to play the language card–skipping a level in spanish next year is the goal, and concentrating essays on that. Other than that, things are kinda sealed…it’s a little late to start anything now, since app season is fast approaching!</p>

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<p>Good stats, enough to be lucked at. I agree with the point about a focused interest, your app is a little “fuzzy” right now. That might help more at a LAC or LAC type public. </p>

<p>UPenn (early decision): Reach
UVa (legacy status there): Match
Columbia:Reach
UChicago: Low Reach
Tufts: Match
Brown: Low Reach</p>

<p>For essays, show a focus. If you emphasize one of your activities (UN if you’re going to be an international relations major, science olympiad if you’re a biology major, ect) in your essay, your ECs will look more focused even if they aren’t. Good luck!</p>

<p>Chance back at:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1518278-updated-chances-ivies-second-ivies-publics-will-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1518278-updated-chances-ivies-second-ivies-publics-will-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;